Ohh, add this recent episode of Radiolab to the list.
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nymnympseudonym@lemmy.world āØ13ā© āØhoursā© agoActually having elders in human societies is shown to positively correlate with better outcomes for the youth in that society. Grandmothers in particular have a measurable benefit.
Lemminary@lemmy.world āØ10ā© āØhoursā© ago
kieron115@startrek.website āØ13ā© āØhoursā© ago
Yeah. The idea is that, since our offspring take SO long to mature and take so many resources relative to other animals, that it makes more sense at some point for mothers to devote their resources to existing children rather than focus on trying to have more.